We are pleased to announce the acquisition of RTA Quantity Surveying (RTA QS) and the introduction of MAKE QS, a specialized practice in quantity surveying and construction cost management.
This strategic decision expands MAKE’s service offering and reinforces its position as a leading Facility Development Advisory Services provider, serving clients across Canada.
By bringing together RTA’s established expertise with MAKE’s broader platform, MAKE QS enhances the delivery of independent, lifecycle-based cost advisory across all stages of development.
For our clients, this integration supports a more coordinated and disciplined approach to cost management, strengthening financial clarity, improving risk visibility, and enabling better-informed decisions.
Core service capabilities include:
- Quantity Surveying & Cost Management
- Cost Planning & Construction Cost Estimating
- Lenders Construction Loan Project Monitoring
- Payment Certifier
- Independent Certifier
- Technical Advisor
- Change Order Review & Negotiation
- Claims Review & Determination
- Budget Verification & Budget Reviews
- Construction Scheduling & Reviews
- Lifecycle Costing, Operating & Maintenance Costing
- Risk Management & Risk Analysis
- Value Analysis, Value Management & Value Engineering
- Master Planning Project Feasibility Cost Studies
- Expert Witness
The combined practice brings decades of experience across healthcare, education, commercial and mixed-use, industrial and logistics, civic and institutional, recreation and community infrastructure, and residential development. This expertise has been developed through advising on thousands of projects across Canada, including major developments with individual project values of up to $2 billion.
For our clients, the transition represents both continuity and enhancement, with dedicated quantity surveying expertise and deeper market insight to support cost certainty across the full project lifecycle. RTA clients will continue working with a trusted team, now supported by the scale and capability of MAKE’s broader advisory platform.
Our industry is being asked to deliver more. More complexity, more speed, and more accountability around cost. This shift requires a different level of coordination, clarity and precision.
Bringing RTA into MAKE is a natural step forward. It strengthens our ability to support clients in a more integrated way, with the cost insight and discipline needed to guide better decisions over the life of a project.
Alan Nicholson Founding Partner, Make Projects
The launch of MAKE QS underscores MAKE’s commitment to delivering integrated, lifecycle-based advisory services, supporting better decisions and more reliable project outcomes. Learn more about MAKE QS.
